The UN

Autonomous driving.

The UN has adopted global regulations for autonomous cars for the first time – but the road to the road is still a long way away

The new framework requires manufacturers to prove that the autonomous driving system does not create an unreasonable risk, to record safety data and to monitor its performance even after the vehicle is on the road. The regulations could reduce fragmentation
Searching for extraterrestrial intelligence using radio telescopes. Illustration: depositphotos.com

What happens if a signal from extraterrestrial intelligence is detected? Scientists now have updated rules

The International Academy of Astronautics has updated SETI protocols: scientific verification before announcement, transparent publication of data, protection of researchers — and a ban on responding to a signal without international consultation.
A robot that incorporates Asimov's three laws of robotics. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Asimov's Laws Are Returning to the Discussion Table, But Military Artificial Intelligence Is Already Much More Complicated

The wars in Ukraine and Iran, the Anthropic conflict, and the UN debates are sharpening the call to regulate autonomous weapons and military artificial intelligence. But Asimov's laws of robotics, as the story "Shor Shor" illustrates, are also intended to expose
Logo of the UN Climate Conference COP30 held in Belem, Brazil, November 2025. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The COP30 climate conference in Brazil has ended – has anything changed?

Between the slogan "Global Mutirao" and a growing rift between countries, the conference in Belem once again highlighted the gap between the urgency of the climate crisis and the lack of commitment to a phased cessation of fossil fuels, insufficient funding for countries
Shafra Buchris, a police officer who rescued ten of the party participants in the bad guys. The massacre in the Gaza Strip is considered a war crime. Screen shot Channel 11

How do the 'laws of war' apply to the conflict between Israel and Hamas

Prof. Robert Goldman, an expert on the laws of war at the American University, explains how the laws of war apply to the current conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip
Among the OECD countries, Israel is almost at the bottom of the list, in 34th place out of 38; And - did not achieve any of the 17 goals set until 2030. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Indexes in indices: Israel is far from being a sustainable country

Not keeping up: a new Israeli study indicates that our country has fallen behind in meeting the UN's sustainable development goals. So what do we do? According to the author of the study, we cannot wait for a legislative change -
The model of the Israeli satellite Offset 2000 on display (photo: Ministry of Science, Technology and Space)

Our satellite in the UN

A family of black rhinoceros in Africa. Photo: shutterstock

The United Nations is against wildlife trafficking

Rare supporting cells in the inner ear of mice began to transform into sensory hair cells

The UN also states - we must find a solution to the world's water problem

Rare supporting cells in the inner ear of mice began to transform into sensory hair cells

A new view of the earth as never seen before